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Topic: Advise on bike racks

vagasv1

09/5/2016 at 1:56pm
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Outfit: Grand C4 Picasso - bailley pageant

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Please can you give me some advise on weight of my outfit. More specifically I want to try and carry 5 bikes on this rig. I have been looking at MaxxRaxx tow bar cycle rack http://www.maxxraxx.co.uk/bike_racks_car_cycle_carriers_products/info_prem_max5_flange.html But not sure if I can

1 Take 5 bike with me full stop
2 put a bike rack on the tow bar
3 put some bikes on the tow bar and some on the roof
4 all on the roof

Thanks in advance

I have a Pageant Bretagne (6 Berth)

Specifications

Berths     6
Bed Sizes     Front Saloon 6'10" x 4'4", Or 2 Singles at 5'8" x 2'3", 3 O/S Singles 6'0" x 1'11", & 1 N/S Singles 5'7" x 2'6"
Internal Length     5.608m 18'5"
Shipping Length     7.194m 23'7"
Overall Width     2.28m 7'6"
Overall Height     2.58m 8'6"
Internal Headroom     1.90m 6'3"
Awning Size (gd to gd)     1008cm
Tyre Sizes     185/R14C LI 104N
M.T.P.L.M.     1483kg 29.2cwt
M.R.O.     1258kg 24.8cwt
Payload Allowance for Essential Habitation Equipment     68kg 1.3cwt
Payload Allowance for Personal Effects     153kg 3.0cwt
Payload Allowance for Optional Equipment     3kg 0.1cwt
Total User Payload     224kg 4.4cwt

and a Citroën Grand C4 Picasso 2.0i 16V VTR Plus 5d EGS

Production 02 Jan 2007 - 07 Nov 2008
Length     4590 mm
Width     2100 mm
Height     1680 mm
Weight     1560 kg
Fuel Delivery     Multi point fuel injection
Transmission     Automatic
Gears     6 Speed

On Towcar.info 'The Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 2.0 Hdi aut. and the Bailey Pageant Bretagne with a laden weight of 1458 kg is a good match.'
http://www.maxxraxx.co.uk/bike_racks_car_cycle_carriers_products/info_prem_max5_fl........

Opensauce

09/5/2016 at 2:20pm
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If you put a bike rack on the towbar you will overload towbar with caravan attached. So only leaves the roof.

Les Medes

09/5/2016 at 3:28pm
Location: Little Hearing
Outfit: 2014 Coachman VIP 520 4 BMW X3

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Agree with Opensauce, we use a Thule Cantilever Rack and carry two bikes with no hassle of lifting them, just use one finger if need be to raise then onto the roof. I can only suggest two/three on the roof and the other two inside the van over the axle

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jamesA114

09/5/2016 at 4:26pm
Location: south staffordshire
Outfit: Sterling Eccles Amethyst + santa fe

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I carry 4 bikes on the roof and would put the lightest in the caravan.

Rob and Tina

09/5/2016 at 5:40pm
Location: Royal Forest of Dean
Outfit: Swift Major 4SB

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I expect that 5 bikes and the rack would exceed the nose weight allowance of the car. The rack can take a maximum weight of 80 kg so how much do your 5 bikes weigh? I would be looking at a roof system but check the roof loading as well.

Rob

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